Astech Projects Limited
Registered name: ASTECH PROJECTS LIMITED
Astech Projects Limited made £5.6m revenue and a £825k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text
Astech Projects Limited’s revenue grew 27% to £5.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £825k and 53 employees. The company is classified under “other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering” and is based in Runcorn; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Runcorn, North West
- Age
- 31 yrs · since 1995
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £4.4m | £5.6m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £1.6m | £1.8m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £2.8m | £3.8m |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£1.5m | −£393k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£1.7m | −£592k |
| Profit after tax | £52.3k | −£876k | −£1.1m | −£825k |
| Profit (best available) | £52.3k | −£876k | −£1.1m | −£825k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £2.8m | £2.8m |
| Employees (average) | 46 | 52 | 58 | 53 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −24.3% | −14.8% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 63.8% | 67.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £75.8k | £105k |
| Profit per employee | £1.1k | −£16.8k | −£18.4k | −£15.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲26.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼1776% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲13% | ▲11.5% | ▼8.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.2k | £183k | £292k | £1.4k |
| Net assets | £1.3m | £463k | −£607k | £95.2k |
| Fixed assets | £981k | £1.5m | £2.3m | £2.4m |
| Current assets | £2.7m | £2.2m | £3.9m | £4.4m |
| Debtors | £1.3m | £653k | £1.1m | £2m |
| Deferred income | — | — | £2.3m | £1.6m |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£1.2m | £446k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −14.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 67.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £105k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£15.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 43.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 28.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 35.1%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now £95.2k
- Cash at bank
- ▼100%
- Now £1.4k
- Headcount
- ▼9%
- Now 53
- Deferred income
- ▼31%
- Now £1.6m
- Fixed assets
- ▲6%
- Now £2.4m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£825k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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